Overview

• Kahleah Copper (left knee) and Alyssa Thomas (left calf) are out of the game, joined on the injury report by Natasha Mack and Megan McConnell.
• Phoenix’s starting five features Monique Akoa Makani, Kitija Laksa, Sami Whitcomb, Kathryn Westbeld and Satou Sabally in the absence of its regular stars.
• The Mercury hold the WNBA’s third-best defensive rating after cracking 80 points in six of their nine games this season.
• Seattle counters with Skylar Diggins, Alysha Clark, Gabby Williams, Nneka Ogwumike and Ezi Magbegor following their six-point win over the Dallas Wings.
• Both teams have held opponents under 80 points repeatedly, setting the stage for a tightly contested, low-scoring matchup.